The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.